I stared with my eyes wide open, feeling as if my heart was being pressed down by an invisible rock, and my mind went blank.
no one……
There was no one in the quilt...
How can this be?
Just now I clearly saw someone enter the lounge and then get on Lin Sheng’s bed. I even heard the sound of a body tossing and turning on the bed - why is there no one on the bed now?
An extremely ominous premonition loomed over my heart.
I shuddered, not daring to think any further, so I casually put on a coat and left the lounge.
It was chilly outside the corridor, with gusts of cold air flowing in through the gap outside the door.
The empty night was filled with only the sound of my hurried footsteps.
“Lin Sheng!!”
I shouted.
Nothing but my echo.
My heart suddenly sank and I was panicked. I secretly blamed myself for being too sleepy and should have gotten up earlier to stop him.
I quickly came to the public restroom and searched almost every corner, but - I didn't see Lin Sheng.
Where did he go?
I frowned, looked around, and called his name.
Next to the public toilet, there is still a simple washroom. The ticking sound of water inside is like a clock.
Suddenly, I saw a pool of water flowing out from the crack of the bathroom door.
My face changed, I kicked the door open and rushed in.
The scene inside made my hair stand on end.
A person was lying on the pool, motionless. All the faucets were turned on, and water was rushing down, as if a golden mountain was flooded.
His head was completely submerged in the pool of water, which was more than 40 centimeters deep. His body kept twitching and he slapped the water with his hands, trying to break free like a drowning man , but he couldn't do it.
It’s Lin Sheng!
I immediately ran over, hugged Lin Sheng’s body, and pulled him up with force.
"Wow……"
Lin Sheng screamed in pain, water kept gushing out of his mouth, and his eyelids had turned white.
His body was as heavy as cotton filled with water and he was in a state of shock.
I carried him outside in the corridor and put him on a chair, calling his name and squeezing his chest hard.
One, two, three...
Lin Sheng's complexion finally recovered slowly.
He spit out a large mouthful of water again, and finally woke up. He looked at me blankly and said, "Brother Tian?"
I breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the young man who had escaped death. I didn't know whether to be happy or angry.
"Brother Tian, ​​where is that woman?" Lin Sheng said in a daze.
woman?
I frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Where is the woman?"
"No, no, just now..."
"Okay, let's go back to the lounge."
I interrupted him, looked around, and suddenly felt an inexplicable fear in my heart.
I always feel like there really is a pair of eyes in the dark, staring at me intently...
I supported Lin Sheng back to the lounge, put him on the bed, and then locked the door.
"Lin Sheng, why didn't you listen to me and go to the bathroom?"
I stared at him seriously and asked.
Lin Sheng lowered his head, his eyes full of guilt, and said: "Brother Tian, ​​I'm sorry..."
"You shouldn't say sorry to me because you are playing with your own life!" I said coldly.
"I understand. I wo ." Lin Sheng assured quickly, "Brother Tian, ​​is there something dirty in Building D?"
I said, "At this point, I won't hide it from you. Building D does have some dirt in it, and there's a lot of it. But as long as you follow those four rules, nothing will go wrong."
When he heard this, a hint of fear appeared on his face.
"I advise you to quit." I sighed and said.
If Lin Shengci eats it, it will be extremely difficult for me to ask for leave... But no matter what, I can't harm him.
"Brother Tian, ​​since it's so dangerous here, why do you still want to work here?" Lin Sheng asked.
"I have my own reasons, you don't understand." I waved my hand.
"Brother Tian, ​​you are not afraid, so I am not afraid either - anyway, as long as we follow the rules, everything will be fine, right?" Lin Sheng grinned, as if he had returned to the sunny boy he was before.
I looked at him speechlessly and said, you almost died just now, aren't you afraid at all?
"Don't be afraid. I used to work on a construction site in the village. I often got into fights with people and was beaten to death a few times. But now I'm alive and well... My mother said that I have a strong life and will definitely live to be a hundred years old. " Lin Sheng said, patting his chest.
I thought that no matter how strong a person's life was, his life would hang by a thread when he came here.
I asked Lin Sheng what happened just now. Didn’t you go out to the toilet? Why did you go to the bathroom?
When this was mentioned, Lin Sheng was obviously a little scared.
He wrapped the quilt tighter and said, "Brother Tian, ​​what happened just now was too weird. I just came out of the toilet and heard my girlfriend Xiaoxia calling me..."
Lin Sheng said that when he was in junior high school in the village, he had a girlfriend named Xiaoxia. They were childhood sweethearts and had a very good relationship. Unfortunately, Xiaoxia later fell ill and died in her teens. Lin Sheng was very sad about this.
Just now, when he came out of the toilet, he heard Xiaoxia's voice coming from the bathroom.
He thought Xiaoxia must be dead, so he went to the bathroom to check, and sure enough, he saw Xiaoxia.
Xiaoxia still looked like a child, with pigtails and rustic clothes, but with a bright smile on her face, she shouted, "Sheng, come here! Come here!"
Normally, most people would be very angry in this situation, but Lin Sheng missed Xiaoxia so much that he didn't think too much. He walked over in a daze, hugged Xiaoxia, and said with tears in his eyes: "Xiaoxia, I miss you so much. Where have you been all these years?"
Xiaoxia just smiled.
He stepped back while laughing, hooking his finger at Lin Sheng: "Come on, Sheng, come here!"
Lin Sheng continued walking.
He didn't know that he had already walked to the edge of the pool.
The dozen or so faucets on the sink all opened automatically.
At this moment, the gentle Xiaoxia suddenly revealed a fierce look, looked at Lin Sheng fiercely, and said: "Sheng, come down and accompany me, okay?"
As she spoke, she pinched Lin Sheng's neck and pushed him into the pool filled with water.
Lin Sheng suddenly woke up and struggled desperately, but Xiaoxia was much stronger than him. He could only helplessly slap the water in the pool. His head was pressed down so hard that he couldn't lift it up.
Lin Sheng said that he felt a strong sense of suffocation at the time, and in an instant, many past events from childhood to adulthood flashed through his mind...
He thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect me to come and save him.
At this point, Lin Sheng burst into tears and said bitterly: "Brother Tian, ​​thank you. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be dead now. You are my lifesaver."
I said, "Don't thank me, it was just a coincidence. You must be careful next time. Don't run around after 2 a.m."
He said with a melancholy tone: "I really didn't expect that Xiaoxia would actually harm me... Brother Tian, ​​if a person turns into a ghost, does that mean he has become bad?"
When he said that, I couldn't help but think of the ill intentions that Liu Bin and his people had towards me during the Ghost Festival last night.
I said, I don’t know whether people will become bad after becoming ghosts - they are dirty things after all, and humans and ghosts are different, so we should try to avoid them if possible.
He nodded and said, "I'll remember it."
This guy is still too young.
Although he started working in the village very early, he is very simple and honest.
I told him to go to bed early and not to think too much, because all his worries would be forgotten the next morning.
…
The next day, Sister Sun came to Building D and asked me about Lin Sheng’s work.
I said it was not bad, the boy was quite honest.
Sister Sun nodded with a strange look in her eyes.
She said that he must not be allowed to violate the four taboos - and also, you must come back within fifteen days.
I quickly agreed.
At this time, Ma Qiang came out.
The boy changed his clothes and took a shower. His yellow hair stood up high. From a distance, he looked like a Shamatte.
He smiled and said, "Brother Tian, ​​I'm ready, let's go."
"Um."
I nodded, said goodbye to Sister Sun and Lin Sheng one by one, and finally, took a look at Building D, turned around and left.
Finally, it's time to leave this damn place.
Although it was only fifteen days...
When I walked out of the west gate with Ma Qiang, I heard a voice: "Brother Tian!!"
"Hey, why is this guy here?" Ma Qiang's eyes lit up.
I looked back and found that it was Lin Sheng who ran out.
I looked at him and smiled: "Why, have you thought it through and are you planning to resign?"
"No, I don't plan to resign, Brother Tian. Actually, there's something I forgot to tell you last night..." Lin Sheng walked behind me, looked back , and spoke in a low voice.
What did I ask him?
Lin Sheng said that when Xiaoxia appeared in the bathroom yesterday, besides her, there was actually another woman standing in the corner of the bathroom.
I was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Are you trying to tell me that you also know that woman?"
Lin Sheng nodded and said palely:
"We were quite far away at the time, so I couldn't see clearly, but when I saw Sister Sun just now, I felt that the woman in the bathroom yesterday seemed to be her..."